Oct 18, 2013, 8:43 am
Last edit by: pgary
50,000-mile offer
Earn 20,000 miles after your first purchase and payment of the annual fee,
then an additional 30,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days.
60,000-mile offer:
Same as the above 50K offer, except an additional 40,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days. To see this obscure obscure offers details, scroll down to Welcome Bonus in the T&C.
Earn 20,000 miles after your first purchase and payment of the annual fee,
then an additional 30,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days.
- $89 annual fee, not waived
- no foreign transaction fees
- annual companion ticket
- 2 Lufthansa Business Lounge vouchers annually
60,000-mile offer:
Same as the above 50K offer, except an additional 40,000 award miles after you make $5,000 in purchases w/in first 90 days. To see this obscure obscure offers details, scroll down to Welcome Bonus in the T&C.
Barclays (USA) Lufthansa MasterCard - Revived - 50K after $5K spend
May 2, 2013, 10:22 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: HNL
Posts: 781
- take a good look at the 3 region awards, they apply for any flights crossing the Atlantic but not the Pacific, for example HKG-FRA-SFO would be considered a 3 region award at Miles & More. Why is this good value? Well find the longest 4 segment one-way and a place where there are no fuel surcharges and you may be surprised of what you can get for $1400 in miles bought.
http://www.mightytravels.com/1323275...5000_spend.php
http://www.mightytravels.com/1323275...5000_spend.php
May 2, 2013, 10:28 pm
#17
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
Indeed that is an issue. It's similar to AA's routing rules. However with AA you keep adding segments. With M&M it's capped in a 3 region award that can be routed from South America across the world.
May 2, 2013, 10:39 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: DL, UA, BA, AA
Posts: 28
Remember that this is the program for the combined entity of LH, LX, OS. For fans of aspirational redemptions, Miles & More has been *the* way to fly products such as LX F long-haul (via starpoints). Their award inventory includes a lot of availability that they do not release to star alliance. They tend to be great for last-minute space. Expect high fuel surcharges.
May 3, 2013, 1:59 am
#19
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oregon, USA
Programs: Hilton Honors
Posts: 162
According to the terms these miles won't expire..."provided that you make a purchase for which miles are awarded at least once a month AND have held a Miles & More MasterCard for at least three months." (bolding mine)
Sounds pretty harsh as far as usual expiration rules but I'm assuming they mean if you don't satisfy those two conditions your miles will eventually expire at some time in the future, like 18 months or whatever just as most other programs? But I've never heard of that "once a month" activity requirement.
Sounds pretty harsh as far as usual expiration rules but I'm assuming they mean if you don't satisfy those two conditions your miles will eventually expire at some time in the future, like 18 months or whatever just as most other programs? But I've never heard of that "once a month" activity requirement.
May 3, 2013, 3:24 am
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NYC: UA 1K, DL Platinum, AAirpass, Avis PC
Posts: 4,599
May 3, 2013, 7:25 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
There's another offer for this card out there, with a lower spending requirement ($2500 in 3 months):
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...13&legacy=true
However, that one (unlike the new one) looks like it does have the lower signup bonus for the Platinum card, if you're approved for that one.
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...13&legacy=true
However, that one (unlike the new one) looks like it does have the lower signup bonus for the Platinum card, if you're approved for that one.
"If at the time of your application you do not meet the credit criteria previously established for this offer, or the income you report is insufficient based on your obligations, we may not be able to open an account for you or you may receive a Platinum MasterCard which has fewer benefits."
May 3, 2013, 8:57 am
#24
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,178
The M&M card for US residents has been a pain for many, so beware:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
The 50 K offer has been around:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
If you are based in the US and want to be frugal, the only good use for the 50k M&M are to buy UA domestic awards which are really charged at the domestic rates on the award chart and have no fuel surcharge(s). The rest all attracts a hefty fuel surcharge the BAEC card holder cringe at, but you have access to LH/LX/OS inventory that Chase UR / UA MP / US DM redeemers dream of.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
The 50 K offer has been around:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...hlight=barclay
If you are based in the US and want to be frugal, the only good use for the 50k M&M are to buy UA domestic awards which are really charged at the domestic rates on the award chart and have no fuel surcharge(s). The rest all attracts a hefty fuel surcharge the BAEC card holder cringe at, but you have access to LH/LX/OS inventory that Chase UR / UA MP / US DM redeemers dream of.
May 3, 2013, 11:02 am
#29
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
May 3, 2013, 11:09 am
#30
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
Programs: AA PLT,AS,UA PP,J6,FB,EY,LH,SQ,HH Dmd,Hyatt Glbl,Marriott Plat,IHG Plat,Accor Gold
Posts: 10,820
Is it possible to combine miles as a household account (a la BA) or to transfer miles from one account to another within a household?